The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty", 1859 English economist & philosopher (1806 - 1873) In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place. Mahatma Gandhi Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948) Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that! Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), "Through the Looking Glass" Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry. Gloria Steinem US feminist (1934 - ) Women remember the first kiss, men remember the last. Unknown Quotations by unknown authors All dogmas perish the thinking mind, especially ones you agree with. Adam Richardson The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices -- to be found in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own -- for the children and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone. Rod Serling US actor, producer, & screenwriter (1924 - 1975) Take only pictures, steal only time, leave only footprints. Unknown Quotations by unknown authors The only cure for grief is action. George Henry Lewes I am into parallel monogamy. Seen on a button |